NHL Hockey Player News

Hammond suffered the injury early in the Senators’ win in Brooklyn on Sunday and will miss at least a few weeks. The Senators have recalled Matt O’Connor from Binghamton (AHL) to serve as Mike Condon’s backup until either Craig Anderson (personal) returns or Hammond is healthy.

Stone missed the Senators' morning skate because of an illness and will be a game-time decision vs. the Ducks. Monitor Stone's status when the Senators hit the ice for warmups at 7:00 pm ET.

Palat was on the ice for the Lightning's morning skate, but will miss his fourth consecutive game with an undisclosed. His availability for the morning skate is a good sign that he should be available after the Christmas break.

Condon allowed three goals on 26 shots in the Senators’ win in Chicago on Tuesday. Condon has won three in a row while registering a 2.21 GAA and .925 SV%. Condon has gone 7-3-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .919 SV% since being acquired by the Senators. Tonight he will take on the Ducks for the second time—he was pulled in the first meeting after allowing three goals on 13 shots.

Dubnyk stopped all 18 shots in the Wild’s shutout win over the Avalanche on Tuesday. Dubnyk has won seven straight games while posting a 1.26 GAA, .955 SV% and one shutout. Dubnyk leads the NHL in GAA (1.55), SV% (.948), shutouts (5) and is tied for fifth in wins (16). It has been an outstanding season and Dubnyk is a must-start whenever he gets the nod.

Roberto Luongo is dealing with an undisclosed injury, so McKenna has been recalled to serve as James Reimer's backup on Thursday. The 33-year-old has gone 4-6-0 with a 3.10 GAA and .894 SV% in 13 AHL games.

Luongo is day-to-day with an undisclosed injury, so Mike McKenna has been recalled from Springfield (AHL) to serve as James Reimer’s backup. Luongo was scheduled to start on Friday, but his status is in question now.

Smith will miss his second straight game with an upper-body injury, so they moved him to IR to crease a roster spot to recalled Byron Froese. Smith won’t be back until after the Christmas break.

Froese, 25, has scored 12 goals and five assists (17 points) in 26 games with the Marlies. Froese appeared in 56 games with he Maple Leafs last season and he is expected to make his season debut tonight vs. the Avalanche.

Lehner allowed three goals on 39 shots in the Sabres’ shootout loss in Florida on Tuesday. The 25-year-old has gone 2-2-2 with a 2.63 GAA and .920 SV% in six December starts. Tonight he’ll face the Hurricanes on home-ice, where he has gone 3-5-2 with a 2.38 GAA and .921 SV% this season. The Hurricanes are averaging 2.58 goals per game (16th) this season.

Leighton played OK when he was called upon during Eddie Lack’s 14-game absence with a concussion. With Lack activated from IR yesterday, Leighton returns to the AHL, where he has gone 7-2-0 with a 1.80 GAA and .933 SV% in 12 games.

Lack has missed the last 14 games with a concussion, but will return as Cam Ward’s backup on Thursday. With Lack back, there’s a chance that he could draw the final start before the Christmas break on the second game of a back-to-back tomorrow vs. the Bruins. The 28-year-old is 1-2-1 with a 3.79 GAA and .856 SV% on the season.

Couturier has been sidelined with a sprained MCL but has been working out on the ice recently and expects to be back after the Christmas break and before the New Year kicks in. Couturier’s two-way game will help a Flyers team that is already playing very well. He scored five goals with three assists (eight points) in 20 games before getting hurt.

Bournival, 24, has no points in three games with the Lightning, but has collected 13 points (5G / 8A) in 24 games with Syracuse this season. His recall suggests the Lightning may have someone banged up and questionable for Thursday’s game.

Bishop suffered the injury in the first period of the Lightnings’ win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. Bishop will be out until mid-January, which leaves Andrei Vasilevskiy in charge of the Tampa Bay crease and making him a must-add in fantasy circles. Kristers Gudlevskis has been recalled to serve as Vasilevskiy’s backup on Thursday.

Andersen allowed three goals on 28 shots in the Maple Leafs’ loss to the Ducks on Monday. Andersen has lost three of his last four (1-1-2) while posting a 1.93 GAA and .940 SV%. Tonight he faces an Avalanche team that has lost four in a row. Andersen has gone 3-3-4 with a 2.76 GAA and .917 SV% on the road this season.

Vasilevskiy allowed one goal on 23 shots after replacing Ben Bishop in the Lightning’s win over the Red Wings on Tuesday. With Bishop out 3-4 weeks, Vasilevskiy will take over as their No.1, starting with tonight vs. the Blues. The 22-year-old has gone 4-1-1 with a 2.27 GAA and .929 SV% on home ice this season, but was pulled in his first start vs. the Blues.

Ward allowed one goal on 24 shots in the Hurricanes’ win over the Sabres last Saturday. He was set to start on Monday but the game was postponed, so he’ll face the Sabres again tonight in Buffalo. Ward has gone 3-1-3 with a 2.32 GAA and .915 SV% in December and has gone 3-6-5 in 14 starts on the road so far in 2016-17.

Talbot allowed two goals on 27 shots in the Oilers’ win in St. Louis on Monday. Talbot has won his last two starts and three of his last four while posting a 2.20 GAA and .926 SV%. Talbot has had a strong season so far, but has yet to beat the Coyotes. In their first two meetings, Talbot has gone 0-1-1 with a 1.94 GAA and .938 SV% vs. Arizona.